Marxism and ecological economics : : toward a red and green political economy / / by Paul Burkett.

• Superior document: Historical materialism book series ; Volume 2
• VerfasserIn: Burkett, Paul, 1956 May 26-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : BRILL,, [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Historical materialism book series ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 355 p. )
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This book undertakes the first general assessment of ecological economics from a Marxist point of view, and shows how Marxist political economy can make a substantial contribution to ecological economics. The analysis is developed in terms of four basic issues: (1) nature and economic value; (2) the treatment of nature as capital; (3) the significance of the entropy law for economic systems; (4) the concept of sustainable development. In each case, it is shown that Marxism can help ecological economics fulfill its commitments to multi-disciplinarity, methodological pluralism, and historical openness. In this way, a foundation is constructed for a substantive dialogue between Marxists and ecological economists.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Value Problem in Ecological Economics: Lessons from the Physiocrats and Marx -- Values in Ecological Value Analysis: What Should We Be Learning from Contingent Valuation Studies? -- Natural Capital in Ecological Economics -- Marxism and the Resistance to Natural Capital -- Entropy in Ecological Economics: A Marxist Intervention -- Energy, Entropy and Classical Marxism: Debunking the Podolinsky Myth -- Power Inequality and the Environment -- Sraffian Models of Ecological Conflict and Crisis -- Toward a Marxist Approach to Ecological Conflicts and Crises -- Marxism, Ecological Economics, and Sustainable Human Development -- References -- Index -- Historicalmaterialism Book Series.